Jay is: so nervous about the Celtics game that I can't concentrate on the productive things I should be doing right now...
To distract myself, here's something I was wondering about the other night. Why don't they put stationary bikes in dugouts in major league baseball so that players are looser when they go to bat or go back out on the field? As is, players are sometimes sitting for many minutes doing nothing. Swinging the bat a bit when you're on deck doesn't seem like it would do as much as having more of your body active before you go up to bat.
Also seems like this would cut down on injuries that seem to occur because players aren't loose when they start to run the base paths. I feel a lot of baseball injuries seem to be from hardly anything.
I'm no baseball expert, so there may be a very good reason not to do this. But I can't see what that would be.
50 minutes and counting...
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Tim is:
....bummed by the way that game turned out. Given the fact they lost their best player/team leader, and their first big off the bench (arguably their most effective low-post scorer as well), they had a good run. It would have been tough to take even 1 game from Cleveland.
As for the bike thing. I know I've heard that DH's will occasionaly go into the clubhouse and ride a bike while watching tape of previous at-bats, but that's it. I've never seen a bike in the dugout. It is a good idea. Most injuries are of the strained groin/hammy/quad variety, and are undoubtedly caused by prolonged sitting.
too bad
We were having such a fun few weeks. Was waiting for the Magic's self-destruct/passive mode to kick in in game 7, but when they execute they probably should beat the C's in their current state.
Perhaps the traditionalism of baseball culture prevents the solitary bikes. They'd get made fun of too much by the real men...
real men don't stationary
Especially embarrassing would be the prospect of being hit with a foul ball while on the stationary bike on national TV.
A more perplexing, timeless baseball question is why the managers wear the silly uniforms as if they're about to put themselves in the game, regardless of age or shape.
I'll take the foul ball on the bike.
Uniforms
The people who run baseball are, on the surface, very concerned with tradition. I think the suggestion of managers not wearing uniforms who cause quite an uproar. They should dress like NFL coaches. A suit would be a bit much, especially considering how dirty dugouts are.....oh and they may be called on to kick dirt onto an umpires pant leg as well. We have the Belichick hoodie. How about a Francona Fleece or something (April and October only)? He could wear a nice Red Sox polo in the summer......the kind they make for golfers, nice and cool for those dog days. What do you think?
One more thing...
Do you think they wear cups?
Managers
I agree that a suit would be too much. I'm down with the business-casual, dress like a golfer (one that's not trying to make a statement) idea. Probably should have the team insignia somewhere on the shirt.
I would wear a cup if everyone else in the dugout was wearing one. Dig?
Another baseball protocal/waste of time type question: why does a pitcher that is going to leave the game have to stand on the mound while the manager waddles out to take the ball from him? That's dumb. If they can give tricky signs to tell people to steal they can come up with a hand signal that says "You're being pulled. Get off the field." Then call down to the pen and tell them to go with the lefty.
I think they do
wear cups from what I've seen...
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